There are three different alignment methods.
- Align to Curve
Projects the nodes of the selected surface edge to the nearest location on the selected curve. The application prompts to select the surface, the curve, and the boundary edge(s) of the selected surface to align to the curve. The nodes attached to the edges will be projected to the nearest location on the curves.
- Project Node to Curve
Projects the selected nodes of the selected surface to the nearest location on the selected curve. The application prompts you to select the surface, the curve, and the nodes of the selected surface to align to the curve. This option allows you to select any nodes on the surface in comparison to the Align to Curve method, where only boundary edges/nodes can be moved. The nodes selected will be projected to the nearest location on the curves.
- Smooth Edges
This option will take a set of boundary edges and smooth out the transition along the edge. The application prompts you to select a surface, and a set of boundary edges of the surface. The software will internally create a temporary Bspline curve through the nodes of the edges using the tolerance value entered for Smooth Tol, and project the nodes to this smoothed Bspline. By adjusting the Smooth Tol value you can adjust the transition of the boundary edges.